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Fine Art Insurance 101

Fine Art Estates

Three Insurance Experts Explain the Intricacies of Insuring Your Art Collection I am often asked by clients if they should cover their art under their homeowner’s insurance (HO) or if they should investigate insuring their art with a separate fine art collectors’ policy.

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How To Determine If You Need An Art Appraisal

Art Appraisal Resources

Many insurance companies require a professional art appraisal to determine the appropriate coverage and premiums. An appraisal helps establish the artwork's current market value and ensures that you have the necessary documentation in case of loss, theft, or damage.

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Passion Assets: A True Love of Collecting

Art Peritus

The term collectionor more specifically, art collectionoften evokes thoughts of fine art and antiques. Simply put, a passion asset is a luxury collectible: a tangible item that combines emotional significance with financial value. Formal USPAP-compliant appraisals are essential in these cases.

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Office Hours Information from March 2025

International Society of Appraisers

Q: In a damage claim, what's the most common marketplace for determining the fair market value of diamond jewelry? Is it the orderly liquidation market, retail market, retail replacement market? The process for determining fair market value for a damage claim would be the same for any other intended use.

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Understanding the Different Levels of Value: It’s Worth What Where and When?

Artifactual History Appraisal

Most people selling items on the secondary market who aren’t professional dealers or without access to the assistance of professional dealers will find it difficult to obtain retail prices in a sale, and can more realistically expect future sale prices to be closer to the Fair Market Value and Liquidation Value levels of the market.

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Insuring and Valuation Updates in more Dynamic Markets

ValuePros Appraisal Services

By Ray Nugent Fine Art Insurers require more frequent valuation updates for Fine Art items than other less dynamic markets. The term “dynamic” is used to indicate the frequency of market events that influence market values. Coverage is relatively affordable.

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need an insurance appraisal update?

Drishti LLC Appraisers

A well-trained art appraiser is able to identify and document damage, or confirm that the artwork is not damaged. Furthermore, a fine art appraiser will document details, such as a blindmark, that may be overlooked by a general appraiser. Similar to investment markets, the market value of artwork fluctuates over time.